There are 12 ways to get from Saginaw to Ottawa by bus, train, car, plane, or bus (Flixbus)
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Bus, train via Detroit
best- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
13h 48m$206–671Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus It 43
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2701 / ...
17h 10m$135–229Bus, train
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
16h 13m$185–459Drive 832.1 km
- Drive from Saginaw to Ottawacar 832.1 km
9h 45m$149–216Bus to Windsor Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YQG - YOW
9h 11m$289–553Bus, train via Sarnia
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Flintbus
- Take the train from Flint Amtrak Station to Port Huron Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sarnia to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
15h 27m$223–698Bus, train to Detroit, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Pontiacbus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DTW - YOW
10h 49m$172–888Bus, train, train to London International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Flintbus
- Take the train from Flint Amtrak Station to Port Huron Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sarnia to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YXU - YOW
9h 35m$445–2,039Bus, train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YTZ - YOW
11h 3m$323–925Bus, train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYZ - YOW
11h 21m$251–906Bus, train to Detroit, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Pontiacbus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane DTW - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
11h 10m$526–2,427Bus, train to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Saginaw to Detroitbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Aldershottrain
- Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YHM - YOW
11h 49m$210–897
Saginaw to Ottawa by bus, train, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saginaw to Ottawa is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Saginaw to Ottawa is to bus and fly which takes 9h 11m and costs $280 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Saginaw to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Saginaw and arriving at Ottawa via Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
The distance between Saginaw and Ottawa is 966 km. The road distance is 832.1 km.
The best way to get from Saginaw to Ottawa without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 13m and costs $180 - $460.
It takes approximately 13h 48m to get from Saginaw to Ottawa, including transfers.
Saginaw to Ottawa bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Saginaw station.
Saginaw to Ottawa bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saginaw to Ottawa is 832 km. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Saginaw to Ottawa.
There are 317+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Saginaw, MI, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Saginaw to Ottawa via Detroit Bus Station in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from London International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–490
Flights from London International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–2,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–2,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Sarnia to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $65–180
- Business
- $110–260
- Business Plus
- $130–270
- Economy
- $75–190
- Economy Plus
- $80–200
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Sarnia to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–220
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $22–85
- Business
- $65–200
- Business Plus
- $80–220
- Economy
- $24–95
- Economy Plus
- $27–110
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Windsor to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–260
- Business Plus
- $130–280
- Economy
- $75–190
- Economy Plus
- $85–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Flint Amtrak Station to Port Huron Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Flint Amtrak Station to Port Huron Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Saginaw to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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